One to two weeks before the rotation begins, contact Kissindra Moore at (217) 545-7969 for instructions. On Monday morning, you will report to the Division office (SCI 2076) unless other arrangements have been made. The schedule regarding divisional activities will be emailed if requested.

Length
of Rotation:

One
to Two weeks

Objectives:

To familiarize you with the diagnosis, work-up and treatment of hematologic/oncologic disorders.
Clinical correlation with physical findings and morphologic
evaluation of normal and abnormal findings will be the major
objective. Also, opportunity will be given for learning the
technique of bone marrow and bone marrow biopsies.

Resources:

Guidance
is given for the use of electronic media and the CD
ROMs etc. for expertise in evaluation of smears and pathology
of other materials.

Expectations:

Students are expected to attend Hematology/Oncology lectures Wednesday through Friday beginning at 8 a.m. in room 2004 at SCI. Lecture schedules will be provided to you before you start service. At approximately 9 a.m., inpatient rounds with the attending and residents start at either St. John’s Hospital or Memorial Medical Center. Beginning at approximately 1 p.m. you are expected to report to the outpatient Hematology/Oncology clinic (Clinic B at SCI) were you will see patients and present cases to an assigned faculty member. There are tumor boards and other divisional activities throughout the week that you are encouraged to attend. Consult your activity schedule. Weekend rounds are not mandatory but you may choose to round with the attending/residents on service.

Assessment
Methods:

Observations
during the exposure with the faculty will be the main source
for assessing the students. Currently, we plan for written assessment.
When possible, the evaluations will be discussed with the students.
Any negative performance will be discussed with the student
in the earlier part of the rotation.

Rotation
Assessment:

This
will be evaluated by the division chief and the faculty and
will allow us to assess the student expectations and our response.